KELLY ATWOOD

ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
Kelly attended Washington State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a minor in Theater. She has been an active producer, director, actor and costumer in the Wenatchee Valley for over 20 years and has worked with Music Theater of Wenatchee, Leavenworth Summer Theater, Chelan Valley Player, Wenatchee Follies, WVC foundation and the Wenatchee School District. Kelly is the Chairperson for the Apple Blossom Arts and Crafts Fair and her entire family devotes their whole weekend to that Event each year. She works at Material Things and Atwood Orchards. Kelly’s talent for costuming design, creation and alterations has over the years has made her a highly sought after part of our Valley and her stage experience has brought a new level of awareness.

DEANNA BOLLINGER

AUCTION
Deanna is the owner of Nancy's Party Rentals and began volunteering with the Festival in 1992 when she started selling Festival t-shirts to all of the local banks for "Festival Fridays". She was the 100th Festival Director General, and has also been a Director for Pageant, a Chairperson for the Auction, and volunteers for Youth Day, Youth Parade, Grand Parade, in the Beer Garden, Art 4 Kidz, and Golf Tournament. She is the "Queen of Logistics" for Memorial Park. 

She graduated from Central Washington University with a BA in Public Relations.  Deanna loves to bring fluff and foof to all of the Apple Blossom Festival events and always does a great job! She has two daughters and lives in East Wenatchee.

JAN CROLLARD

ROYALTY CHAPERONE
Jan represented the Wenatchee Valley as Apple Blossom Queen in 1976. She graduated from Eastmont High School and attended Wenatchee Valley College, Central Washington University and Edmonds Community College. After 11 years in Edmonds, a job opportunity brought she and her husband Dave, (just celebrated 45 years of marriage! ) back to the Wenatchee Valley. Jan worked as a Medical Assistant for Orthopedic Surgeons in Edmonds and 25 plus years in Oncology at Wenatchee Valley Clinic. They have 3 sons and 7 grandchildren. Jan enjoys staying active gardening, golfing, hiking and fishing. Most of all she enjoys spending time with family and friends. Jan looks forward to giving back to this amazing community we get to call home! 

SALLY FEIL

VISITING ROYALTY
Sally has been involved in the Festival since 2000, when she served as the Chaperone for the 2000 and 2001 Royalty, and was also involved in the cookbook fundraiser. Sally served on the Apple Pie Bake-Off Committee until it's end in 2018 and still is on the Visiting Royalty Committees. 

She and her husband, Dan are involved in running Bob Feil Boats and Motors in East Wenatchee and together they participate in East Wenatchee Rotary. She enjoys gardening in the summer and snowmobiling in the winter.

DARYL FERGUSON

GRAND PARADE
Daryl has been with the Festival for over 25 years, most recently serving as the Director General of the 2013 Festival. He has also served on various Committees like Jewelry, Merchandise, Pre-Parade, and the Grand Parade. He has also been a Festival Board Member for two different terms. 

Daryl's daughter, Lauren, was Princess in 2010. He is recently retired and is enjoying the good life; he is also an active member of the Wenatchee Rotary and the Wenatchee Golf and Country Club.

DARREN GOEHNER

AUCTION
Darren was born and raised in the Wenatchee Valley. He attended school at Spokane Falls and Central Washington University where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. Darren married his wife Janna in 1991 and they have two children, Karlee and Kassidi.

Darren is a Financial Advisor for DA Davidson & Co. He has been a longtime volunteer for the Apple Blossom Festival and is currently serving as co-chair for the Apple Blossom Auction. Darren also serves as a board member for the Les Schwab Community Toy Drive. In his spare time, Darren enjoys playing golf, fishing, collecting memorabilia and helping out with his son in laws race team.

JANNA GOEHNER

JUNIOR ROYALTY CHAPERONE
Janna was born and raised in Wenatchee and graduated from Central Washington University. She was a teacher for 26 years in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee and loved it! She has been retired for 3 years. Janna and her husband, Darren, have two daughters, Karlee and Kassidi.

She enjoys volunteering in the community, walking and staying active. Ask her about her favorite Peloton instructors! Janna is really looking forward to being a Junior Royalty Chaperone this year.

ALEX HALEY

BLOSSOMS AND BREWS
Alex chaired the First Annual Blossoms and Brews Event in 2012. The Event was a HUGE success and in 4 short years, has grown to take place all 11 days of Festival. It has quickly become one of the Festival's most anticipated Events! Alex has a BA in Marketing and Business Administration from Western Washington University and a Craft Beer Trade Certificate from Central Washington University. Alex also puts on the local Comedy Festival each year!

KEITH & ROBIN HUFFAKER

FLOAT DECOR
Robin was born and raised in Wenatchee, worked in the dental field since high school, the last 13 years at the Gilded Lily and has recently retired.  Keith moved here from Pullman in the 80"s and works in the fruit industry.  He is a project manager for Compac, a company based in New Zealand that does fruit sorting, sizing and defect finding.  He became a Wenatchee City Council member in 2012.  We have been married 30 years, raising a blended family of six children.  We are now empty nesters with 20 grandchildren and 5 great great granddaughters.  We joined the Wenatchee Applarians in 2013. Both Robin and Keith have served on the Applarian board several years and in 2019, for the 100th Apple Blossom Festival, Robin was the Applairian Chancellor.  We saw a need for helping keep the float healthy and fluffed pretty prior to parades and that offer has spun into being designers of our float as well as drivers and float driver trainers! Interested in learning a new skill? Give us a call !

We are looking forward to Keith's retirement and hitting the road in our RV - of course, circling back home for parade season. 

PAT LYNN

VISITING ROYALTY
Pat's involvement with the Festival began in 1996 when her daughter, Allison, was Princess. In 1999, she served as 1st Year Chaperone and then 2nd Year Chaperone in 2000. She was also the Junior Royalty Chaperone in 2001 and served 2 years on the Board from 2004 -2006. In 2017, Pat was named as the Co-Lehman Johnson Award winner.

Pat is very actively involved in her church, but spends most of her time doing what she loves ... being a Grandma.

MALCOLM MCLELLAN

LEGAL CONSULTANT
Malcolm has been an Apple Blossom volunteer since 1998, serving as the Festival's Legal Consultant, and serving on the Festival's Board of Directors from 1998 through 2000. Malcolm earned a BA in Economics from the University of Washington and his law degree, cum laude, from Gonzaga University. Malcolm is a member of the Van Ness Feldman law firm in Seattle, Washington; previously, he was a partner with the Davis, Arneil law firm in Wenatchee.

He has considerable experience representing non-profit corporations, and representing clients in the areas of energy, commercial and fisheries law.

AMY MOUBRAY

ENTERTAINMENT
Amy has been volunteering for the Festival since 2008 and was the 2019 Pageant Director. She is the Entertainment Chairperson and has also worked on the Youth Parade, Grand Parade, Prime Seating Committees, as well as other Festival week activities. Amy has a BA in Communications and a Marketing minor from Washington State University. She is also an active member of the Wenatchee Central Lions Club, and the North Central Washington Association of Realtors!

Amy is a loan officer at Evergreen Home Loans, and in her spare time enjoys spending time with her husband Drew and their four children at their “slice of heaven” in Conconully. Her kids keep her extremely busy with multiple sports and activities ... and she wouldn’t have it any other way! In fact, her favorite part of Apple Blossom is volunteering alongside her older two daughters for the Youth Parade each year, it’s become a tradition!

SUSAN MULLEN

CHIEF FOR A DAY
Susan was raised in the Wenatchee Valley and works at the Washington State Patrol. She has been a part of the Chief for a Day committee for the last 15 years. Together with Apple Blossom they were able to get this program established under the Apple Blossom umbrella. This is where she found herself getting connected to this remarkable community event. Susan is married to David Mullen and they have been married for 27 years and have three wonderful children. Susan also volunteered on the Mission Ridge Ski Patrol for 27 years and has been a part of the Sundowners at Three Lakes for the last 6 years. Her hobbies are skiing, golfing, and kayaking

LORI REED

PAGEANT DIRECTOR
Lori is currently an insurance agent with Mitchell, Reed & Schmitten Insurance in Wenatchee. She is a member of Wenatchee Central Lions Club which directs the Apple Blossom Pageant every year and she has been a past director and emcee. She is a past chaperone, board member and director general for the Apple Blossom Festival and is excited to be back on the board for the 2022 Festival. Lori and her husband Mike have three children, Jeff, Lauren, and Christine and just became Grandparents of Lennon Charlotte!

CLAUDIA WIGGINS

ART PRINT
Claudia’s involvement with the Apple Blossom Festival began in 1997 when her daughter Stacia was crowned Queen. Claudia served on the Apple Blossom Board of Directors in 2011 and 2012, and was the Junior Royalty Chaperone in 2013 and 2014. She was also the 2014 Apple Blossom Art Print Artist. Claudia enjoys judging the Art 4 Kidz entries! 

She loves oil painting and the outdoors with her husband Keith. They have 3 children and 8 wonderful grandchildren! 

CECI WOOD

ROYALTY CHAPERONE
Ceci's involvement with the festival began over 30 years ago when she married into a family that had a deep passion for Apple Blossom. Since then, she has become increasingly involved and is now spending her second year as a royalty chaperone. She is grateful for the opportunities that the festival has given her to connect with others.

Outside of her involvement with the festival, Ceci works as the Volunteer Customer Service Manager at Confluence Health. Through her work, she has witnessed the positive impact that volunteering can have on both individuals and the community as a whole. In her free time, Ceci enjoys spending quality time with her family. She also enjoys reading, gardening, and traveling. Alongside her husband Greg, who is known as "The Pepsi Guy," Ceci is the proud parent of three grown children and is blessed with three incredible grandchildren.

TERRI VAN HORN

JUNIOR ROYALTY CHAPERONE
Terri was born and raised in the Wenatchee Valley and graduated from Washington State University (GO COUGS!). She has loved being a teacher for the past 32 years (Wenatchee School District) and has recently retired. Terri has volunteered for the Apple Blossom Festival for many years. She is excited to be a Junior Royalty Chaperone. 

Terri and her husband, Evan, enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends. Terri especially loves being a grandma.